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Robert Wolff ’53-’54, Social Studies’ Last Founding Father, Remembered as a Public-Spirited Philosopher
Robert P. Wolff ’53-’54, a political philosopher and activist who was the last surviving co-founder of Harvard’s Social Studies concentration, died in January at 91.
‘It Was All Very Sudden’: Harvard Affiliates Displaced by L.A. Fires
As Harvard students from Los Angeles return to Cambridge this week, they will leave behind a city still battling wildfires. Several were forced to evacuate their homes.
At Harvard Talk, National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi ’08 Says Biden’s Climate Policy Will Outlast His Term
White House National Climate Advisor Ali A. Zaidi ’08 said at a Harvard talk Wednesday that the Biden administration’s climate policies would be resilient in the face of a Republican-controlled Congress and President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.
Hasty Pudding To Roast Jon Hamm as 2025 Man of the Year
Golden Globe award-winning actor Jon Hamm will be the Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ 2025 Man of the Year, according to a Tuesday press release.
Nobel Laureate Martin Karplus ’51 Remembered as Attentive Mentor, ‘Pioneering’ Chemist
Martin Karplus ’51 developed ground-breaking computer models to study chemical reactions and molecular dynamics, mentored hundreds of scientists, and won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. But his love for the sciences began with another discipline — biology.
The Photos That Captured 2024
The Crimson looks back at some of the key moments captured by Crimson photojournalists from the past year on Harvard’s campus.
Harvard Football Wide Receiver Cooper Barkate to Transfer to Duke
Harvard football’s star junior wide receiver Cooper Barkate will transfer to play for Duke University’s football team in the fall of 2025, Duke Football announced on X.
Eliot House Renewal to Begin Construction in June
Residents of Eliot House, one of Harvard’s undergraduate residential houses, have one more semester in their main building before renovations begin next June, according to Cameron Borgasano, Director of Undergraduate House Renewal Program.
3 Harvard College Seniors Named 2025 Marshall Scholars
Three Harvard College seniors — Laila A. Nasher ’25, Ryan H. Doan-Nguyen ’25, and John Lin ’25 — were named Marshall Scholars on Monday, per a British consulate press release.
Cambridge Assistant City Manager to Lead Harvard’s Campus Planning
Harvard hired Cambridge Assistant City Manager Iram Farooq to serve as the University’s managing director of campus planning, the city announced Wednesday, ending her 25-year tenure overseeing urban planning in City Hall.
Harvard Will Not Reduce 2025 Commencement Tickets for Seniors and Families
Harvard will not reduce the number of allotted commencement tickets for the College’s Class of 2025 — despite some concerns from students that the number of tickets would be lowered due to the historically large class size.
In Photos: Cycling Around Harvard Square
To better understand how traffic infrastructure impacts cyclist safety in Cambridge, here’s a look at three key intersections near Harvard Square.
‘It’s Not as Sexy’: The Challenges of Pursuing Public Service at Harvard
Many students anticipate stepping onto a campus where public service and civic action were integral to the undergraduate experience. But they often discover that students feel intense pressure to sideline their public service aspirations in favor of pre-professional pursuits, and where public service initiatives and organizations struggle with funding shortfalls.
Ben Abercrombie Looks Back on Time at Harvard Ahead of Graduation and Annual Fundraiser
Seven years after suffering a spinal cord injury on a tackle attempt that left him paralyzed from the neck down, former Harvard Football player Ben Abercrombie ’21-’25 has sights set on his next milestone: graduation.
15 Superlative Seniors from the Class of 2025
FM profiled 15 graduating seniors, each assigned to a different superlative categories, just like your old high school yearbook. Read on to see how these seniors both fit and transcend their superlative and to learn about all the cool things they’ve gotten up to — one senior studied abroad in Samoa, another is writing her thesis about sitting vs. squatting toilets, and one is a mathemetician-lyricist-saxophonist-stage-director. Just your average Harvard kids. Sort of.
